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In
today’s
workplace,
distractions
are
everywhere.
It
is
increasingly
difficult
to
juggle
the
many
devices,
communication
channels,
and
the
flood
of
information
in
order
to
focus
on
work
at
hand.
So
reducing
the
“noise”
is
a
prominent
theme
across
the
enhancements
and
offerings
that
are
new
to
IBM’s
collaboration
solutions.
The
latest
... [ + Read more ]

In
part
one,
we
explored
the
challenges
of
adopting
new
technology
and
identifying
key
network
influencers
who
can
help
lead
organizations
through
new
IBM
Connections
deployments.
Here,
I
want
to
share
insights
into
how
we
you
can
protect
the
data
privacy
around
these
key
influencers,
how
to
activate
them
to
catalyze
... [ + Read more ]

Over
the
past
few
months
we’ve
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
several
clients,
prospects
and
sellers
about
IBM
Connections.
Clients
across
the
board
have
consistently
told
us
just
how
powerful
the
technology
is
and
how
they
believe
it
can
provide
real,
compelling
value
to
enable
‘true’
enterprise
collaboration.
Adoption
Challenges
... [ + Read more ]

Meet
Jim,
Social
Business
Strategy
Leader
and
king
of
Connections.
When
Jim
isn't
busy
answering
IBM
Connections
questions
on
his
daily
AskJim podcast
or
playing
on
the
beach
with
his
wife
and
two
children,
he
is
busy
researching
the
latest
technology
and
volunteering
his
time
for
environmental
and
sustainability
issues.
Blogger,
... [ + Read more ]

When
one
thinks
of
a
dairy
cooperative,
innovation
does
not
necessarily
come
to
mind.
Isn't
the
goodness
of
milk
and
milk
products
reliably
old-fashioned
and
not
to
be
tampered
with?
Yes
indeed,
but
Geno
SA,
a
cooperative
owned
by
10,500
dairy
farmers
in
Norway,
decided
they
could
run
more
efficiently
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As
a
competitive
marketing
strategist
in
social
business
I
spend
much
of
my
day
collaborating
with
our
global
sales,
marketing
and
product
teams.
And
until
recently,
this
has
meant
my
inbox
is
overwhelmed
with
email.
Like
many
others
I
know,
I
have
made
frequent
visits
to
"mail
jail".
But
I
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Has
your
data
had
a
checkup?
Jeff
Tujetsh,
Product
Manager,
Sherpa
Software
Whether
you’re
tired
of
wasting
time
searching
through
mounds
of
documents
or
you
have
greater
concerns,
like
litigation
issues
–
evaluating
your
retention
policy
is
critical
to
your
business.
And
we’re
not
just
talking
email.
The
scope
needs
to
... [ + Read more ]

#Social
software
lessons
from
the
field:
Part
1
Paul
Band,
IBM
Software
Services
for
Collaboration
In
this
two-part
blog
post
I
will
share
with
you
some
of
my
experiences
and
lessons
learned
during
IBM
Connections
customer
deployments.
I
hope
these
tips
will
make
your
social
business
journey
smoother
and
help
you
to
... [ + Read more ]

How
we
authored
an
entire
book
using
only
IBM
Connections
Martin
Keen,
IBM
Redbooks
Project
Leader
@MartinRTP
Picture
the
scenario.
You
need
to
create
a
new
book
on
an
upcoming
product.
The
subject
matter
experts
with
the
product
knowledge
to
author
the
book
are
located
around
the
world
in
India,
Germany,
Canada
and
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How
to
increase
collaboration
through
a
community
Carol
Sumner,IBM
Senior
Accelerated
Value
Leader
@sumnercl1
Recently
I
was
asked
to
determine
how
one
of
the
communities
I
help
manage
is
doing,
as
far
as
user
participation.
In
order
to
find
out,
I
registered
the
community
in
IBM Connections Community Insights
and
began
exploring
the
data.
I
was
... [ + Read more ]

Removing
barriers
in
social:
Leading
logistics
and
travel
companies
see
the
benefit
of
building
on
IBM’s
Social
Business
platform
Wyatt
Urmey,
IBM
Social
Business
It's
not
uncommon
to
find
customers
grappling
with
those
first
steps
into
their
social
business
planning.
The
scenario
often
goes
like
this:
A
business
manager
has
read
... [ + Read more ]

Social
Connections:
The
Social
Business
User
Group
invites
you
to
Zurich
By
Femke
Goedhart,
Business
Consultant,
Silverside
In
a
world
where
social
business
is
often
still
seen
as
a
‘buzz
word’
and
many
companies
are
still
determining
their
viewpoint,
having
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
experts,
exchange
ideas
and
hear
real-life
... [ + Read more ]

Empower
and
motivate
through
social
and
analytics
Graham
Kittle,
IBM
Global
Business
Services
@grahamgk
In
my
previous
blogs,
I
have
referred
to
Social
Business
as
being
more
than
‘Tweets and likes’
and
I
explored
IBM
CEO
Ginni Rometty's
statement
in
her
recent
speech
to
the
Council
on
Foreign
Relations
that
'Social is the new Production Line'.
In
this
blog,
I
would
... [ + Read more ]

By
Paul
Band,
IBM
Software
Services
for
Collaboration
Are
you
using
an
earlier
version
of
IBM
Connections
and
yearn
to
take
advantage
of
great
new
features
such
as
Mail,
profile
social
analytics,
activity
streams
and
embedded
experience?
This
blog
identifies
five
key
tips
that
will
help
you
plan
a
more
successful
upgrade
... [ + Read more ]

New
Year's
Resolution:
Turing
that
No
into
a
Yes!
There's
an
app
for
that
-
it's
coming
out
soon!
Just
kidding.
How
to
ask
that
question
There
is
no
magic
in
this,
but
phrasing
your
question
a
certain
way
is
more
likely
to
get
you
closer
to
the
answer
you
want.
Let
me
... [ + Read more ]